Like ripples in a pool of water, the many facets of an Asscher cut diamond mystically draw you into a world of reflective lucidity. The “The Royal Asscherâ€? is a 74 facet step-cut octagon that brings sophistication to a new level. In the early 1900’s, Joseph Asscher of Amsterdam was commissioned by King Edward VII…
Are you always looking for the next new digital thing to kill time when you take a long flight, train ride or drive? I am. So I was intrigued to see this offering called “Fuel for Travel” through an alliance between Talpa, a Dutch multimedia content provider, Samsung Electronics, and Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. Launched about…
From Moco Loco Modern Contemporary Design: The Lute Suites in Amsterdam are a boutique of highly unusual –– and most unexpected –– flair. For example, the Soap bath by the Marcel Wanders Studio highlight the wetroom of Suite 5 with a giant “soap dish” bath tub. Featured at Milan’s recent Salone Internazionale del Mobile, it…
If you can’t get to the beach this summer, why not bring the beach to you? Since 2001, that’s what has happened along the Seine River with Paris Plage, a strip of trucked-in sand that attracts bikini-clad hordes who enjoy deck chairs, beach bars, and Brazilian concerts. It all begins for a month this year…